Montclair: Police blotter, June 25, 2013

DWI

A driver who refused medical attention following an accident at Bloomfield Avenue and Valley Road around 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, was arrested for driving while intoxicated, police said.

After officers responded to the scene of a two-car accident, officers speaking to Angelica Bierals, 45, of Cedar Grove, detected an alcoholic beverage odor on her breath, police said. After failing several on-scene sobriety tests, Bierals was arrested for DWI, police said. The driver of the other car, complaining of neck pain, was taken to Mountainside Hospital for evaluation, according to police.

Arrests

North Fullerton Avenue - An illegal left-hand turn, giving false information to police officers and outstanding warrants led to the arrest of a Newark man shortly after midnight on Wednesday, June 19, police said.

Police said that after officers patrolling the area of Bloomfield and Glenridge avenues saw a black 4-door sedan make an illegal left from Bloomfield Avenue onto North Fullerton Avenue, they conducted a motor vehicle stop in front of 47 North Fullerton Avenue.

When police asked the driver for his documents, he replied that he didn't have his license, and then gave a name and birthday to the officer. However, one of the officers on the scene knew the driver and knew the name he gave was false, police said.

After the driver admitted he was actually William Higgs IV, 24, of Newark, police discovered he had outstanding warrants out of Newark for $1,500 and East Orange for $1,875.

Taken into custody, Higgs was charged with hindering apprehension and issued motor vehicle violations for driving while suspended, police said.

After his arrest, Higgs awaited pickup by Newark police.

Lackawanna Plaza - A thief with 20 bags of Orbit gum beneath his shirt was spotted and detained by store security in the Pathmark Supermarket around 10 a.m. on Friday, June 21, police said.

When police arrived, they took Bobby Williams, 39, of Irvington, into custody without incident and charged him with shoplifting, police said. Bail was set at $2,500 with an option to pay 10 percent cash, or $250, according to police.

Burglary

Miller Street - A burglar got into an apartment on Miller Street and stole jewelry and an iPod from a dresser drawer after maintenance workers appear to have forgotten to lock the dwelling's door after they left, police said.

On Tuesday, June 18, the victim was in New York City most of the day. At about 1 p.m., her landlord called and asked for permission to allow the workers in to the apartment.

When the victim returned home at 11:45 that night, the door was unlocked but she did not notice anything missing until Thursday, June 20, police said.

Thefts

Church Street - A woman went to Montclair Police Headquarters on Tuesday, June 18, at 11:23 p.m. to report the theft of her temporary license plate tag, police said.

The victim had parked her gray 2013 Honda Accord in the parking lot across the street from The Siena at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 17, police said.

When she arrived home, the victim noticed the tag, which had been secured to the car's rear with four screws, was missing, as were the screws.

Lackawanna Plaza - A motorist flagged down police in the back parking lot of the Montclair Police Department Headquarters on Thursday, June 20, at 11:15 a.m. to report her purse was stolen from her unlocked car parked in the Pathmark Supermarket lot at around 11 that morning, according to authorities.

After the victim parked her car to go to the Dunkin Donuts, she took her wallet but left her black leather purse in the car, police said. When the victim returned to the car, the purse, containing $250, was gone, according to police.

Vandalism

The Montclair Police Department responded to three reports of graffiti in a four-day span last week.

On Monday, July 17, at 7:56 a.m., officers responded to a report from Immaculate Conception High School about white spray paint with unreadable markings on the north-side doors of the school.

Two days later, at 7:11 a.m., officers arrived at Chestnut and Grove streets about curse words spray-painted in black on a traffic control box.

And on Friday, June 21 at 7:55 p.m., officers at Clary Anderson Arena off Chestnut Street were shown three different doors with "I'm drunk" written with black ink and red paint.

Claremont Avenue - The front window on the driver's side of a black 2012 Jeep in a parking lot at 49 Claremont Ave. was smashed between Thursday, June 20, at 10:30 p.m. and the next morning at 6:20 a.m., police said. Nothing was taken from the vehicle.

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Montclair: Police blotter, June 25, 2013

DWI

A driver who refused medical attention following an accident at Bloomfield Avenue and Valley Road around 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, was arrested for driving while intoxicated, police said.

After officers responded to the scene of a two-car accident, officers speaking to Angelica Bierals, 45, of Cedar Grove, detected an alcoholic beverage odor on her breath, police said. After failing several on-scene sobriety tests, Bierals was arrested for DWI, police said. The driver of the other car, complaining of neck pain, was taken to Mountainside Hospital for evaluation, according to police.

Arrests

North Fullerton Avenue - An illegal left-hand turn, giving false information to police officers and outstanding warrants led to the arrest of a Newark man shortly after midnight on Wednesday, June 19, police said.

Police said that after officers patrolling the area of Bloomfield and Glenridge avenues saw a black 4-door sedan make an illegal left from Bloomfield Avenue onto North Fullerton Avenue, they conducted a motor vehicle stop in front of 47 North Fullerton Avenue.

When police asked the driver for his documents, he replied that he didn't have his license, and then gave a name and birthday to the officer. However, one of the officers on the scene knew the driver and knew the name he gave was false, police said.

After the driver admitted he was actually William Higgs IV, 24, of Newark, police discovered he had outstanding warrants out of Newark for $1,500 and East Orange for $1,875.

Taken into custody, Higgs was charged with hindering apprehension and issued motor vehicle violations for driving while suspended, police said.

After his arrest, Higgs awaited pickup by Newark police.

Lackawanna Plaza - A thief with 20 bags of Orbit gum beneath his shirt was spotted and detained by store security in the Pathmark Supermarket around 10 a.m. on Friday, June 21, police said.

When police arrived, they took Bobby Williams, 39, of Irvington, into custody without incident and charged him with shoplifting, police said. Bail was set at $2,500 with an option to pay 10 percent cash, or $250, according to police.

Burglary

Miller Street - A burglar got into an apartment on Miller Street and stole jewelry and an iPod from a dresser drawer after maintenance workers appear to have forgotten to lock the dwelling's door after they left, police said.

On Tuesday, June 18, the victim was in New York City most of the day. At about 1 p.m., her landlord called and asked for permission to allow the workers in to the apartment.

When the victim returned home at 11:45 that night, the door was unlocked but she did not notice anything missing until Thursday, June 20, police said.